The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-13
The Most Effective II.tI,uu,

Julian hawthorne In the November Cosmopolitan.
Meanwhile, am willing to conrcdc that
one ui the most admired uud effective icat-
urcs uf the art Of iist fighting, as pacliccd
during the last hundred NcaIs, may hc Vt
modern invention. The very word box
is u confirmation ul this view Its derived
from an old German noun signilyiug
check, and 10 box q man meant to fetch
him u bang on the check or the ear, in
other words, 10 hit him swinging on
roundabout blow. Now, this Is the in.
stiu,iiNC blow Ol the unoducutCd fighter
the reason being that a swinging blow
when II reaches lis mark, is muW telling
than a blow OF any other kind. II IN en-.
forced 10y the lateral swing nnd weight Of
the whole body; and when Il arrives,
something has tn 10; sometimes II il the
knucklcs, sometimes Il IL the wrist, hut
generally speaking II IL the person who
gets hit This blow, however, " open Ia
two serious objections. iirst Il ls easily
parted; and IN the Second place, II CN-
poses the striker ~ q detrimental rrtuu.
Accordingly, Science has dismissed II
except IN special pwdiclmyu,sl
In favor oi the straightforward
blow, which, though lacking the
stunning impact ol the other, " much more
diliicult tn ward of, can hr delivered murc
swiftly, and does not - expose Va" body
/ to u counter. Moreover. as regards iis Ia
icrior force, that h. q matter ui rDmplrl
! lively small conscqucnrr A blow between
the ewes does not need ~ De heavy enough
a. ilOor an ~ in 1ulCf 90 be- Instructive
Indeed u H. surprising how effective q
reasonably light knock NAV ne. II dcliy.
crcd in the right way and IN The right
place. The trained pIilc.tigli,r may not
much mind such blow: hui g. tho mn.
pmcticod amateur 70 b. iull oi significance
and persuasion. II enough, 1ul enough
Is ~ good ~ icls', not 60 tpriN OF @
funeral
Furthermore, wh,u yolhlyc lWod your
adversary with the STRAIGHT hit, yuu may
lii you like gD In and finish him with %
round handler But du not ADVISE %. We
arr not all the MarIuir OF Qurcusbcrry,
nor b. 10 necessary ip restrict tp agreeable
. pa,iimr ls square sInl.up fight a. a
pIltry ten ~ twelve minutes Take your
time, and enjoy YOURSELF you may have IN
wait long time before the opportunity
lyruTH
sh,ullcrhung. ~ O. Is technically
termed may then br regarded l4 the point
oi differentiation between ancient and
modern ii.iirulIs. and very important
point n IS, turill ihr -,ivnrr 1t defense
depends upon Il The pu1yins the rYuu.
lcrius ihr dDdging. and tho iuuumrul'y
uimhlc Vilcl and devices whereby the
fighter ipils his adversary efforts ami n
hun,rs his own II seems 10 lhr uuini.
liatcl very easy thing 30 hii mnn when
yon ar angry anil nothing bat experience
will show how nearly impossible h Is inr
the unInililtrd person In question, nu mat
lcr how angry hu may b', co. hii the man
n the man understands boxing Bui. iu.
deed, the Experiment. b. not likely to De- q
puimrlrl one. Some hitting will douhl.
lees take place, os between Tho min ut 80.
unrr anj The mln ui impulse, hul II will
probably br very onc.sidrd, AMI 20, also,
will De- llc rpuutrnlurc NJ the man oi i'm.
pulse the next morning.